hateful

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adjective hate·ful \ ˈhāt-fəl \

Definition of hateful

1 :full of hate :malicious

2 :deserving of or arousing hate

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hatefully

play \ˈhāt-fə-lē\ adverb

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hatefulness

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Examples of hateful in a Sentence

the girl's classmates were bullying her online, sending her hateful e-mails and text messages

Recent Examples of hateful from the Web

The discovery of the swastikas on Wednesday, and Sunday's rally followed public rallies, marches and demonstrations against hateful acts across the country in the wake of the violent clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia more than a week ago.

— jane morice, cleveland.com, "Hundreds attend Lakewood rally in response to swastikas painted on driveway," 20 Aug. 2017
And, in fact, Idaho’s concentration of such groups was a factor in financial news blog 24/7 Wall Street naming it the second most hateful state.

— sven berg, idahostatesman, "Why is a church on list of Idaho hate groups with KKK, neo-Nazis?," 19 Aug. 2017
Hateful groups such as the KKK, Neo-Nazis, and white supremacists do not represent conservative values and have no place in our party.

— karly matthews, Seventeen, "6 Conservative Students Slam Trump's Reaction to White Supremacists in Charlottesville," 17 Aug. 2017
This is no longer free speech; this is hateful, violent behavior that cannot be accepted.

— sergio carmona, Jewish Journal, "South Florida Jewish leaders condemn violence in Virginia," 17 Aug. 2017
However, in removing posts sharing the Daily Stormer article, Facebook seems to be merely continuing its recently stepped-up efforts to combat the spread of offensive and hateful content on social media.

— tom huddleston, Fortune, "Facebook Is Removing Viral Posts Linking to a Neo-Nazi Site," 15 Aug. 2017
The center, which serves as a mosque, community center, and day care provider, has occasionally received threats and hateful phone calls or email messages, but it has never been attacked before.

— chas danner, Daily Intelligencer, "FBI Searches for Suspects After Bombing of Minnesota Mosque," 6 Aug. 2017
Thorpe's excitement soon turned sour, as social media users began responding to her tweet with hateful, body-shaming comments.

— lindsey lanquist, SELF, "This Woman Faced ‘Violent, Abusive’ Comments After Posting a Bikini Photo," 27 July 2017
Screenshots of the offensive language quickly made their rounds on Twitter, with customers pointing out that the same cap was being sold on Amazon — but without the hateful language.

— de elizabeth, Allure, "Walmart Apologizes For a Product With a Racial Slur On Its Marketplace Website," 17 July 2017

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